Candelabrum.



B. A. CLARKE,

CAND'ELABRUM.

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Application filed June 9, 191,7. s ri l No. waved To all whom it may concern; a

Be it known tha 1, Bruce A QISQ V CLARKE, a citi en of th United St t nd a str resident of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Gan el bmun, of whi h the following is a full, clear, exact description.

My v ntion relates vto candelabr a d it has-reference more particularly 3 .6 .3 Plate provided with extensions adapted to carry candles orlights.

Another object of theinvention iSjt PI vide a candelabrum 0f the class described in which the number of light carrie may be varied. a 3 f f A still further object of the invention is to provide a .candelabrum .With detachable lightcarriers whichcan be easily and quickly secured into position.

Another object of the invention is, to provide a simple .anclattractiue jcandelabrum which isuparticularly adaptable for use in connection with'birthday parties.

Withthe above and other objects in View, the nature of which will more i-fully appear as the description proceeds, theinventionconsists in the'inovel'.constructiom,combination and flIITLIlgGIDBDtOf parts .asherein fully .described, illustrated and claimed In the accompanying driawings, forming part of the application, similar characterscf reference indicate corresponding parts-inall the views. a a Figure .1 is a itopmplan View of ,a scandelabrum embodying inlmy imtention tertain partsv of the candelabrluh being broken away to show the detailsfof construction;

Q'Fig. 2 is across. section through ethemcan .delabrumon.line 2T2, @Fig. 11

lFig. Z3 is a perspective .Lview of a light carrier; i

Fig -i is a .cross section ,on :linmd-A, Fig.1;

IFig..5 isaifragmentary. section. similar to that shown in Fig.-,, 2,illnstrating.fa modified ucture of theicpnn'ectioni between the light carrier and thecandelabmm;

Fig. ,6 .a LSllIlilaI -ir tg1nentary1'sect1on showing a a iurthehhmdaficethrin1 ofthe V connection betweenl the] light carrier and I the candelabrrun;

Eager-J7 and, 8 are perspect ve viewshs how ing :fur'ther mochficataonsp 6f the .Tconne'iction between the light,..ca1:i'ier nadirhe "candle labrumparts;

Specification 9f Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2 0, may.

Fig. ,9 a cross section through a candelabruni prpvid e d with light carriers for ncandescent lamps;

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of such a carrier with the incandescent lamps thereon F 11 is a cross section on line 11 11 F 9;a d a Fig. 12 is a fragmentary section in perspective through a metallic rim embedded to h in lat g p p a e a R f in to -1 drawing p r w r v #0 F g 1 and 2, 13 i th P t w ch is preferably dished. by forming a rounded marginal flange 14L. The dished part is directed downwardly and accommodates a pri g Plate 15 ch a a en ra yepre sed sq ke W erei 'th he d" of a bolt 18 is housed. The head of the bolt is secured to the cover in cases where the plate is not secured to the cover, the bolt proper projecting through the aperture in the socket 1'6. Said spring plate has radial-fingered?) th ma gimj h e t e iti .Q w ichfi i short of the flange let of the cover plate. The said fingers are depressed in .thejsaine direction asth'e socket l6, that is, to ,be spaced from the coverpl ate when the spring plate contactswith .the insideof the cover plate. Each ofthe fingers has atransverse groove or depression ZO intLer nediateitS ends.

Each of the -fingers may be engagedgby a a light carrier 21 which is of elongated shape andpreferably oi resilient material. .It has a raised portion 22 provided with side i flanges 23 between which a finger snuglyfits and; therei'ore, lateral movement of the carrier on thefinger is preyented. (the same plortion has also a protuberance or key 24 which is adapted to fit into the groove20 of a {finger and whereby the radial or longitudinal displacement of a carrier on the spring plate" and the cover, are supported by a; circularplate 26 which has legsi27 and fwhich 1'; forms :with saidqlegs a standarchor ."hase. $1116 ,iplate 26 has an openinginn the bolt 18. 121 116 bolt carries ai ab'utterfiy' nut-28 gzvhic h is adapted to 1drawthe spring plate and, therefore, the covergagainst platecover.

, To insert or withdraw light carriers the base 1s removed from the cover and the spring plate by releasing the butterfly nut' 28 and then pulling on the carriers which are to be removed. The fingers being yielding will allow the projections or keys 24; to snap out of engagement with the grooves or depressions 20 of the fingers.

' In Fig. 5 the fingers 19 have transverse projections 29 in place of grooves or recesses, while the carrier 21 has recesses or transverse grooves30 for engaging the projections on the fingers of the plate. In the structure shown in Fig.5 the finger will be dra'wn flat against the plate2'6 0f the standard, in lieu 'ofthe carrier portion being flat against thefinner surface of the cover as shown-in Fig. 2. r

InFig. 6 the cover plate 13 has a circular groove 31 on its inner surface into which the upward projections 32 on thecarrier are. adapted to enter. If the cover plate is stamped there will be a circular ridge 33 onthe outer or top surface of the cover. In Figs. 5 and 6 the lateral movement of the light carriers is prevented by the side flanges, while the longitudinal or radial movement of the light carriers is prevented by the engagement of the projections with the'grooves or recesses in either the finger, carrier or cover plate."

In Figs. 7 and 8 the longitudinal and transverse movement of the light carrier is prevented by a longitudinal projection or key 34 provided either on the upper surface 7 of the light carrier, asshown in Fig. 7, or

on the lower surface as shown in Fig. 8. Where the projection is on the upper surface, the cover'plate 13" (see Fig. 7) has radial recesses 35' to receive the projections 34. On the other hand when the projections 34 are on the downward face of the light carrier, the fingers 21 (seeFig. 8) have radial depressions or'cgrooves 36 to receive the projections 34.

When the carr1ers37 areprovided with incandescentlights' (see Figs. 9' to 12 inclusive) theyfare made of insulating material into'which a metallic block 88 is set, a projection 39being provided on said block 'to enter a circular grooveft0 provided metallic ring' 41 embedded ina cover plate 42' formed of insulating material, the spring plate 15 being'identical with those previously referred'to with the exception that the fingers thereof'arewithout any projections or recesses. The'light carriers 37 carry also a metallic channel member-42 embedded inthe'block and adapt ed to fit snugly over a fin'ge'r'of the spring naeasre ticle' supported by the cover plate it permits a uniform distribution of lights about the cover plate'; -and it furtherallows an increase in the number of lights-011 each" of the light carriers by providing therniwith more sockets, as has been previously pointed [I W if r out. n r The interengagement of thelight carriers with the fingers-and cover; plate, through V the medium ofthe' tongues and grooves pro:

vided thereto, can, as willb'e easily seen be modified in many ways without departing from the spirit of my invention; and,'therefore,"I do not limit myselfv to the depres- 'sions and tongues shown in the variousifigures. Iclaim: H

v 1.'A candelabrurn. comprising a cover plate,la' springplate on the inner face "of thecover plate, light carriers having means for engaging'the plate and cover, a stand, and means for securing the cover and spring plate to the stand whereby thelight carriers are'locked to the spring plate and cover.

7 2. A candelabrunif comprising a 'cover plate, a spring plate on the lower surface of the cover plate, light carriers having means adapted to -enter.betweenthe cover and spring'platesa stand, and means for securing the cover to the stand whereby the light carriers are locked between the cover V and the spring 'platei 3A1 candelabrum comprising. "a cover plate, aspring plate "on the inner'surface of samhaving radial-fingers at themargin, light carriers adapted to engage" the a fingers, a stand, means for seeuring'the cover to the stand whereby the light carriers are adapted to be. locked between the cover and the fingers, and means for preventing a radial and," lateral displacement of said light carriers on the fingers.

A candelabrum' comprising a dished cover plate, a spring plate in the dished part'of the cover, said plate having radial fingers at-the margin,lighticarriers having a raised portion adapted' torenter into .the dished part ofthe cover to engage .the fingers of the plate, side,fianges on the raised portion of the light carriersto engage the fingers whereby said: movement of the earriers on the fingers is prevented, means for preventing longitudinal movement of the carrier on the finger, a stand, and means for locking the stand to the cover whereby the light carriers are locked to the fingers.

5. A candelabrum comprising a dished cover plate, a spring plate in the dished part of the cover, said plate having radial fingers at the margin adapted to be spaced from the cover light carriers having a raised portion adapted to enter the dished part of the cover plate to engage the fingers of the spring plate, means for preventing a longitudinal and lateral movement of a light carrier on afinger, a stand, and means for locking the cover and spring plate to the stand whereby the light carriers are locked between the cover and fingers.

6. In a candelabrum, a cover plate, a spring plate having radial fingers at the margin, a light carrier having side flanges adapted to fit snugly on the fingers whereby the lateral movement of the carrier on the finger is prevented, means on the carrier for engaging the finger so that a longitudinal or radial movement of the carrier thereon is prevented, and a stand for supporting the cover and spring plates.

BRUCE ADDISON CLARKE.

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